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I-95 reopens after car fire in Lake Worth

The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Lantana Road reopen after a fiery crash closed the highway.

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Updated: 11:28 PM EDT May 6, 2015

I-95 reopens after car fire in Lake Worth

The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Lantana Road reopen after a fiery crash closed the highway.

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Updated: 11:28 PM EDT May 6, 2015

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WEBVTT YOU HAVE YOUR MOTHER'S DAYFORECAST WHEN I COME BACK IN ACOUPLE OF MINUTESTHANK YOU.WITHIN THE LAST HOUR WE FOUNDOUT THE NAMES OF EVERYONEINVOLVED.AND TODAY'S FIERY WRECK ON I-95NEAR LANTANA ROAD.ONE PERSON DIED IN THE CRASH.I-95 LOOKED MORE LIKE A PARKINGLOT FOR THREE HOURS THISAFTERNOON.TOTAL OF 6 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TONEARBY HOSPITALS.ARI HATE IS LIVE AT SAINT ARY'SWITH THE STORY.ARI?LIKE YOU SAID THE FLORIDAHIGHWAY PATROL RELEASED THEREPORT ABOUT THIS CRASH.ALL 7 VICTIMS IN ONE VEHICLE ANDSUV ALL 7 VICTIMS BETWEEN THEAGES OF 17 AND 20.FIVE OF THEM STILL IN THEHOSPITAL.ONE AT DEL REY MEDICAL CENTER.FOUR AT SAINT MARY'S INCLUDINGONE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLPLAYER WHO SAID HE'S CURRENTLYON A VENTILATOR.THE SMOKE POURED TO THE SKYTHE FIRE SO HOT THERE WAS LITTLELEFT OF SUV TO POINT WHERE YOUCAN'T TELL THE MAKE AND MODEL.3:00 P.M. NEAR LANTANA ROAD.WHAT HAPPENED IS PRETTY CLEAR.BE IS NOT KNOWN IS WHY.AT SOME POINT FOR UNKNOWN REASONTHE DRIVER LOST CONTROL ANDBEGAN TO OVERTURN.WHILE OVERTURN HE OVERTURNEDACROSS INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHERVEHICLE.IT COLLIDED WITH THE SUFFICIENTSUFFICIENT AS IT WASOVERTURNING.7 PEOPLE INSIDE.ALL THE OCCUPANTS WE BELIEVEWERE EJECTED FROM THE SUV.ONE OF THE OCCUPIES LANDED INTHE ROADWAYS STRUCK BY A THIRDVEHICLE.ONE MAN IN THE U.S.SUFFICIENT 20-YEAR-OLD PETER WASKILLED.I-95 HAD TO BE SHUTDOWN THETRAFFIC BACKED UP FOR MILES.6 PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED.FOUR AT SAINT MIRY'S MEDICALCENTER INCLUDING THE DRIVER.18-YEAR-OLD CALVIN JORDAN AFOOTBALL PLAYER.HIS SISTER TOLD ME HE'S NOW ON AVENTILATOR.BROUGHT TO DELRAY MEDICAL CENTERONE IS STILL THERE.THE OTHER 20-YEAR-OLD BRANDONGRANT WAS RELEASED A FEW HOURSLATER.STILL IN THE HOSPITAL GOWN.BANDAGED BUT TELLING ME HE'SOKAY PRAYING FOR FRIENDS.BACK HERE LIVE RIGHT BEFOREWE WENT ON THE AIR TONIGHT ABOUT20 OR SO YOUNG MEN AND WOMENCAME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL WEARINGFOOTBALL JERSEY ALL HERE TOSUPPORT THEIR FRIEND.ONE PERSON AT DELRAY MEDICALCENTER.FOUR PEOPLE STILL HERE AT SAINTMARY'S MEDICAL CENTER.

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I-95 reopens after car fire in Lake Worth

The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Lantana Road reopen after a fiery crash closed the highway.